Building Scientific Apparatus

An essential step-by-step guide on the construction of scientific apparatus for all scientists and students in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering.

John H. Moore (Author), Christopher C. Davis (Author), Michael A. Coplan (Author), Sandra C. Greer (Contributions by)

9780521878586, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 June 2009

658 pages
24.2 x 21.7 x 3.5 cm, 1.68 kg

'… a fascinating and extremely useful reference work. Anyone who works with scientific apparatus will benefit from this book, undergraduate students, professors, technicians and postdocs. If you do not have one already, buy one now!' Contemporary Physics

Unrivalled in its coverage and unique in its hands-on approach, this guide to the design and construction of scientific apparatus is essential reading for every scientist and student of engineering, and physical, chemical, and biological sciences. Covering the physical principles governing the operation of the mechanical, optical and electronic parts of an instrument, new sections on detectors, low-temperature measurements, high-pressure apparatus, and updated engineering specifications, as well as 400 figures and tables, have been added to this edition. Data on the properties of materials and components used by manufacturers are included. Mechanical, optical, and electronic construction techniques carried out in the lab, as well as those let out to specialized shops, are also described. Step-by-step instruction supported by many detailed figures, is given for laboratory skills such as soldering electrical components, glassblowing, brazing, and polishing.

1. Mechanical design and fabrication
2. Working with glass
3. Vacuum technology
4. Optical systems
5. Charged-particle optics
6. Electronics
7. Detectors
8. Measurement and control of temperature
Index.

Subject Areas: Engineering: general [TBC], Biology, life sciences [PS], Chemistry [PN], Physics [PH], Applied mathematics [PBW]